The Penn's Grove record., 1887-06-25
PROPOSED NEW FISH LAWS.
Their AbsuraIilies Exposed.

PROPOSED NEW FISH LAWS.
Their Absurdiiies Exposed.
Now [ come to another phrase of the
fishing discussion. The same parties
who are bowling lor the short net law
say If they can't get that they Will
have d san down law, that is to stop
fishing wien the sun goes down and
not commence again until the sun lis
IS. This laW would he equally as bad
as the one we discussed last week.
III the first place some springs are
very windy aud we are not able to go
fishing during the DAY until the sun
gaps down aHa the wind dies out. as
is often the case. Then we have to
make up for the day. With Il sun
down law we would not be ahle to fish
Lat all with such weather. Late in the
season most Of the fishing is done off
Billugsport and Gloucester at night
because tie water IS 50 clear ia the
ddy time That the sbdd shuu the nets.
Even at PeunserOVe late iii the season
| fishing is much better n night than
during tue day. Many times high and
low water come about daylight III the
morning which is the best time or
| catching shad. In fact the best time
/ 20 catch shad Is between , O'Clock and
sunrise. / learn from piscat0rlal his
tory that fishermen in ancient times.
as well as II the middle ages, piled
their avoCatIon, not only IN the day
time. but through the long hours OF
might. Team also that those " an
Client cities of Palestine, Tyre and sid
en-, Situated along The Mediterranean
aed, had q large population OF Usher
men aud that they l5led at night aud
dried lheir nets in tile day time. We
lean from Holy Writ That the Usher
men along The sea Of Gitlllee lisled at
night. When the Savior says launch
ont into the deep foT d d|faught, sim
.nI answers and says: Master We nave
been toliing all the night long.
might d numerous oUHet ms IAN
ces Of night fishing all over the world,
but il is unnecessary. We ma Il great
many industries worked 1T nlght.
Look at the factories, Wouldn't 1t be
foolish Tor u firm who dId not want
To work at night 10 say to those VINO
-Iid. we intend to have il law passed
compelling you 10 close your mills ut
night. This Kind of action would de-
serve the greatest scoin aud contempt
from those who wish to work at night.
The above IS applicable TO oru subject.
ANY law interfering with night fishing
would seriously cripple the business.
hope all now see the result if
those measures asked for by these
sleepy headed fishermen becomes a
laws.
There is another point ia this con
troversey [ wish to mention before clos
inc. These tired fishermen say if they
can't have the short net law nor
Ale san down law. they will have Il
law taking one day cut Of the middle
Of tbe week. This would be us bad as
either of tie others. if not worse.
Tbe fishing SEASON is short enough now.
N we,lfc only allowed to fish i've DAYS
II. The week. Ve suffer a loss OF ten
d.t.s III least. during the fishing sea-
4ou. 4 day taken ont OF the middle
II n week mi.ltt he Tie cause of loos-
r1a many others. This lay off day
,ig5t ne a calm one while the DAY
Iafnre and after ii might blow a gale
r. III rooo& Then we would loose two
,l,ys IN Succession which would he rlI-
ias5ns to oi,t business.
H~.1G God eiven right That we have
tla arIyilrue IL labor six DAYS i'm She
,y.et Iiolv writ saws: .'Six days
sAa,lt t"loI3ab0r. II doesn't say you
f"tfsra,f m uinI1t but If saw Won are
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